Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 618 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (What can I fix?): Open-minded: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.”, “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” Closed-minded: “I never change my mind.”, “I don’t care what the facts say.”, “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” Helps you improve: noting what worked, asking what to change, asking for feedback. Learns nothing: blaming bad luck, hiding the mistake.

1. 1.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Is it over?” (b) “Who did worse?” (c) “What can I fix?” (d) “Why me?”
2. 2.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
3. 3.True or false: “checking your answers” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these learns nothing? (a) blaming bad luck (b) trying a new way (c) checking your answers (d) keeping a thinking diary
6. 6.Which of these helps you improve? (a) hiding the mistake (b) skipping the review (c) asking for feedback (d) saying “who cares”
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
9. 9.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “It was bad luck.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “Never again.” (d) “Start a week earlier.”
12. 12.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to learn from choices (b) to copy friends (c) to fill pages (d) to show off
13. 13.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “skipping the review” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) blaming bad luck (c) forgetting the lesson (d) noting what worked
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
18. 18.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these helps you improve? (a) skipping the review (b) hiding the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) asking what to change
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking for feedback (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
21. 21.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “trying a new way” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
29. 29.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
31. 31.True or false: “asking for feedback” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking what to change (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the mistake (b) saying “who cares” (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
35. 35.Which of these helps you improve? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) saying “who cares” (c) blaming bad luck (d) trying a new way
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for feedback (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) forgetting the lesson
37. 37.True or false: “blaming bad luck” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded

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